Words To Live By

in hive-159906 •  14 days ago 

The beauty of Aphorisms is that they are usually fairly simple in words and meaning. However, behind the simple words, and sentences are profound truisms. Unfortunately, it is easy to read the words without really understanding the more profound meaning they convey, missing the point of these ageless aphorisms. To read and understand aphorisms is not enough, we must also be able to draw parallels and apply them to our life situations. That’s where the usefulness of aphorisms lie; that’s where you find the profound lessons of aphorisms.

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Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn’t spend half our time wishing. - Alexander Woollcott

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. - Nelson Mandela

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. - Unknown

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. - Orison Swett Marden

The true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention. - Aristotle

Experience increases our wisdom but doesn’t reduce our follies. - Josh Billings

Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night. - Unknown

Games are meant to be enjoyed and if they always end in tears and unhappiness then they should not be played. - Unknown

A city is the pulsating product of the human hand and mind, reflecting man’s history, his struggle for freedom, creativity, genius – and his selfishness and errors. - Charles Abrams

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All quotes are from 👉 Here - my personal collection which I started in my school days.

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